• Dairy Foods: National dairy brand has extremely high brand recognition across key dairy product categories, plus Kozy Shack® refrigerated desserts
  
• Animal Nutrition: Purina Animal nutrition serves lifestyle (companion) and livestock animals via high performance nutrition. Also feeds zoo animals worldwide
  
• Crop Inputs: WinField United® is a manufacturer and distributor of row crop seeds, crop protection products, and agribusiness consulting (maximizing yield with minimal inputs)
  

• Finance Managers will partner with the Finance Director of their business unit and support their Business Unit COO and leadership team as senior finance partners.
  
• Develop and manage projects that are critical to the success of the business (cost containment, working capital optimization, go-to-market strategy).
  
• Nurture a positive, inclusive culture with high team engagement through focused management, coaching, direction, and accountability of direct reports.
  
• Support an efficient and effective planning and forecasting process for Business Unit. Engage with business partners to ensure planning assumptions are supported and deliverables are completed on time.
  
• Deliver value-added analysis and provide meaningful financial and operational reporting that leads to sound business decisions.
  
• Prepare monthly reporting packages that include financial statements, operational Dashboard reporting, analysis of key business trends, actual versus budget variances and comprehensive executive level explanations of differences.
  

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or similar degree required
  
• A minimum of 8-10+ years of progressive leadership experience in finance or accounting
  
• Prior experience leading multiple direct reports highly desired for Senior Manager roles
  
• Strong strategic thinker with experience developing and analyzing comprehensive strategic business plans.
  
• Analytical orientation with ability to create and interpret financial and market analysis.
  
• Superior communication skills with the ability to develop and deliver effective presentations to senior leaders.
  
• Innate curiosity and desire to develop understanding of industries, business and markets.
  
• Sense of urgency and flexibility to meet tight deadlines to deliver results.
  
• Effective at building relationships and engaging resources toward achievement of objectives
  
• Exceptional data analysis skills at a detailed level to provide insights, feedback and perspective on operational and financial performance
  

• MBA / CPA
  
• Some experience in consumer-packaged goods and/or agricultural industries preferred
  

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